Genetic diversity and carriage dynamics of Neisseria lactamica in infants

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2424-2432

  Bennett, Julia S ^a   Griffiths, David T ^a   McCarthy, Noel D ^a   Sleeman, Karen L ^a   Jolley, Keith A ^a   Crook, Derrick W ^a   Maiden, Martin C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DRUG DESIGN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; FAMILY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; CARRIER STATE; FAMILY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 16244401611     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.4.2424-2432.2005     Document Type: Article

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